South Korea in the global economy in post-crisis period – an attempt of evaluation

The paper aims at diagnosing and evaluating the position of South Korea in contemporary, globalized economy. The basic problem of this publication is the assessment of South Korean economy internationalization in post-crisis period. The line of reasoning consists of four essential elements. At first socioeconomic situation in South Korea is presented and selected pro-development elements of its economic policy are discussed. The next part focuses on the analysis of South Korea’s engagement in international trade. Then South Korea’s participation in international transfer of capital in the form of form of foreign direct investment is described. Finally, international competitive position South Korea against the background of selected economies is shown. The research tools used in the paper include literature studies, descriptive and comparative analysis. The research proved a significant position of South Korea in international trade and world transfer of capital in the form of FDI.